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Since assuming office, what principles have guided your leadership? My guiding principles are honesty, sincerity, and hard work. When His Excellency, Governor Dikko Umaru Radda, appointed me as Managing Director, he gave me a great responsibility to revive an agency that had…
Justice Yetunde Adesanya of the Lagos State High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square on Monday directed the prosecution to grant access to lawyers of Chidinma Ojukwu, accused of the murder of Super TV Chief Executive Officer Michael Usifo Ataga, to certain exhibits tendered…
The Senate Committee on Army has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Saidu Paiko and several other soldiers who lost their lives during a military operation in Borno State. In a statement issued to journalists yesterday in Abuja, Chairman of the…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Owerri chapter, has stressed that digitisation of land administration would serve as a catalyst to transparency, development and Sustainability of the ministry in Imo State. This is even as they described the project as a landmark…
Federal Commissioner of the Code of Conduct Bureau, Hon. Ehiozuwa Agbonayinma, has asked the Federal Government to respond more robustly to allegations of genocide against Nigeria. He therefore called for stronger diplomatic engagement with the United States Congress to…
A Magistrate Court in Kano has mandated the Kano State Hisbah Board to arrange the marriage of two popular TikTok creators, Idris Mai Wushirya and Basira Yar Guda, within the next 60 days. This order was issued following their appearance in viral videos that the Kano State…
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, has urged Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of federal government agencies to uphold the highest standards of accountability, transparency, and integrity in the performance of their duties, stressing…
A Shari’a Court in Danbare, Kano State, has summoned a man, Malam Shaddadu, for allegedly selling his son’s house without his approval. The complainant, Muhammad Shaddadu, testified in court that his father had once bought two tricycles for his half-brothers. He recounted a…
Civil society organisations in the country have condemned the crackdown and arrest of a few protesters calling for the release of Nnamdi Kanu. LEADERSHIP reports that the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow movement protest, which was witnessed in some states, including Abuja, is calling for…
The Kwara State chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), on Monday, advised that artificial intelligence (AI) should be utilised as a complement to human intelligence and not a replacement for the latter in the medical field. The state chairman of NMA, Prof.…
The Delta State Police Command has arrested four suspected cultists for allegedly initiating a toddler into their group in Sapele, Delta State. A disturbing video of the incident, which surfaced on social media, showed the suspects blindfolding the young child while forcing…
At least 59 children have been rescued from suspected human traffickers in Gombe State within the last eight months following a new transport policy that centralised all motor parks under stricter security monitoring. The Director-General of Gombe Line Transport Service, Dr.…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has said that it did not fire live amunition at the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protesters, who were demanding the release of the detained leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, on Monday. Force Public Relations…
Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Monday evening, arrived in Katsina State for a two-day working visit aimed at promoting entrepreneurship, agricultural innovation, and infrastructural renewal in the state. The Vice President’s aircraft touched down at the Umaru Musa…
President Bola Tinubu has urged members of the Nigerian judiciary to uphold integrity and resist corruption, warning that their exalted positions on the bench do not shield them from the consequences of corrupt practices. Speaking on Monday at the opening of the Economic and…
The Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Monday, unveiled an automation system, which enables applicants to get titles for their land between two weeks and 30 working days. AbdulRazaq stated this at the launch of the Kwara State Geographic Land Information Service…
Nigeria’s bid to stem the growing tide of medical tourism and reverse decades of brain drain in the health sector has gained momentum with the National Universities Commission (NUC) approving the establishment of a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) programme at…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has strongly condemned the ##FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest held at its national headquarters in Abuja on Monday, branding it as a threat to public order and an affront to lawful authority. The National Public Relations Officer…
